Advanced Search
Content Type: Advocacy
Privacy International welcomes the UK House of Lord’s Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s investigation and subsequent report on electronic monitoring.The UK currently monitors some individuals who have interacted with the criminal justice system, and all individuals released on bail from immigration detention, through fitted GPS tags and non-fitted monitoring devices.In the immigration context, the Home Office touts electronic monitoring as a less restrictive way to maintain contact with…
Content Type: Explainer
What is hacking?
Hacking refers to finding vulnerabilities in electronic systems, either to report and repair them, or to exploit them.
Hacking can help to identify and fix security flaws in devices, networks and services that millions of people may use. But it can also be used to access our devices, collect information about us, and manipulate us and our devices in other ways.
Hacking comprises a range of ever-evolving techniques. It can be done remotely, but it can also include physical…